Research Article

Myopic Correction with Iris-Fixated Phakic Intraocular Lenses: Twelve-Year Results

Table 3

Postoperative visual acuity results (Snellen decimal scale).

Time after the pIOL implantationNo. of eyesUDVA valueCDVA value

6 months800.94 ± 0.15 [0.55; 1.25]0.0400.98 ± 0.12 [0.65; 1.25]0.001
1 year750.95 ± 0.15 [0.50; 1.25]0.6660.99 ± 0.10 [0.70; 1.25]0.281
2 years610.93 ± 0.13 [0.40; 1.00]0.9720.99 ± 0.07 [0.75; 1.25]0.729
5 years600.93 ± 0.17 [0.30; 1.10]0.9721.00 ± 0.07 [0.8; 1.25]0.020
12 years420.86 ± 0.21 [0.30; 1.05]0.0051.00 ± 0.06 [0.9; 1.25]0.063

IF pIOL: iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens; UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity.